Performance limitation of fiber optic methane sensors due to interference effects

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 760-769

  Jin, Wei ^a,e   Stewart, George ^a,f   Culshaw, Brian ^a,g,h,i,j   Murray, S ^b   Wilkinson, M ^c   Norris, J O W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Gas Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

^d RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^e HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^g Faculty of Engineering   (Thailand)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^j STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; MIRRORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DEPOLARIZED BROADBAND SOURCE; FIBER OPTIC METHANE SENSORS; INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; LOCK IN AMPLIFIERS; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS; SINUSOIDAL SIGNAL; SPECTRAL TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0030142404     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.495156     Document Type: Article

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